Rare honour for Tanikella Bharani

Hyderabad: A rare honour was bestowed on writer-actor-director Tanikella Bharani when his latest book Pyaasa was launched in the British Parliament. This is the first time that a Telugu book was launched in the British Parliament.

“This book is inspired by Omar Khayyam’s Rubaiyat. My earlier book was on Shiva, and appealed to a limited audience. Pyaasa however, is about love which is universal and thus will appeal to a wider section of people. That’s why the book was released in some of the main cities of the world,” says Bharani.

Speaking about the book release in the British Parliament, Bharani said that Mandali Budha Prasad, deputy speaker of AP, facilitated the event through a British Parliament Member, and the UK Telugu Association. Dan Byles, British Parliament member, is married to a Telugu girl, Prashanthi Reddy.

Lord Loomba, another MP, was also present at the event. The book was also released in the main cities of AP and Telangana and in Australia.